East Tennessee cherry press, cherry veneer, yellow pine secondary. Two part construction. Top consisting of an ogee cornice top with 8 pane glass doors over one long drawer, applied pilaster turnings on sides. Press base consists of two drawers, original punched tins in lower case doors with turned pilasters on bottom skirt and sides, feet with triple ball turnings, the first two ball turnings compressed. Overall very good untouched condition with old surface. Some slight veneer loss with loss/wear to stiles on upper and lower sections, absence of backboard on upper case covering lower drawer. Note - the absence of pins in the lower case doors with tins and lack of disturbance to these members indicate the tins are possibly original to the press. Top measures 54" H x 42 1/4" W x 13 1/8" D. Base measures - 45 3/4" H x 44 1/4" W x 20 5/8" D. Total Height 8' 3 3/4". Second quarter of the 19th century. Provenance - Thomas Reed (later spelled Read) of Horseshoe Bend plantation, Grainger County, Shirley Reynolds estate.